St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-15
Des Moines Puts Its Strongest Team in
the Field, But Fails to Get
Single Score.
The Game Played by the Local Club
Abounds in Brilliant Work from
Beginning to End.
Maskrey's Home Run Virtually Wins a
Game for Milwaukee---DIluth
Defeats La Crosse.
Standing Of the Teams in the National
and Northwestern Leagzes and
American Association.

In spite Of the threatening weather
yesterday afternoon nearly 5000 people
turned out to see the closing game OF
the fourth series between st. Paul and
DeS MoineS. and great contest it was.
The grounds were in about as bad shape
as they well could be, and the eXpecta-
ton was that the play would be poor
all around. In this, however, the crowd
was happily disappointed. The st.
Paul team never before did so much
sharp and clean work i'll single game.
Crooks was the only man who made any
blunderS. and he redeemed himself by
a center-fieid hit in the fourth inning
which brought in two runs. Duryea's
pitching was of the highest order. In
the nine innings but two singles,
double and three bases on balls were
secured off his delivery. On the other
hand, Hutchinson, the ''up-shOOt'' phe-
nomenOn, was touched up for nine real
and three phantom hits. Besides this
he hit two men. Stockwell'S catching
could not have been improved upon. He
nabbed fly after hard run in the
sixth, and didn't let any foul tips go by
him. The right field play of Burch was
heartily applauded in the fifth inning.
He retired Hutchinson on the right-field
foul line after phenomenal run and
put out the next two men in order. Me-
Cauley's catch of AlvOrd'S fly in the
first inning was an unusually fine piece
of work and DURYEA'S catch of Hutchin-
sons fly in the second was not bad.
Pickett got an ovation in the fourth for
taking BroSnan'S line drive with one
hand, but il remained for Wilmot to
make the great play of the day. Sutcllffe
was on first base, and two men out. AL
word then sent the sphere
HURLING THROUGH TIE AIR
against the left-field fence. WilmOt lit
out after the ball and Sutcliffe for the
home plate. Swift-footed Walter got
the ball Oh the bound and sent it to
Pickett on line. who put it through to
the plate four feet ahead of Sutcllffe,
thus cutting off the only run DeS MOineS
was ever in any danger of scoring. The
spectators went wild over the play, and
made just as much noise as they dared
to on the Sabbath. The visitors were
unable to hit the ball safely, but their
fielding was generally sharp and accu-
rate. Three of their six errors were
made in innings in which no scores were
recorded. LarocQue, BroSnan and FaatZ
made three double plays, and the field
ing of BrOsnan was good throughout.
He also led his team with the willow.
st. Paul scored two runs in the first on
errors by pitcher and third, hit by
Burch and couple of outs. Two more
were added to the string in the fourth
on base Oh balls to WilmOt, hits by
McCauley and Crooks and Pickett's hit
by the pitcher. The last run was scored
in the eighth on Stockwelfs line drive
to left, an error by Van Dyke and Pick
ett's hit. Umpire Quinn made several
close decisions. all of which were
against the home team. He also fined
Crooks S25 for coaching base runner.
Upon what ground the fine was imposed
is not known, as, under the rules, a
player has the right to coach runner.
The umpire can rightly have nothing to
say i'm the matter. The managers or
captains of the teams can. however, ar
range to have no coaching if they see
fit. The score follows: